Not Far From The Tree is a Memoir by Eric Otis Simmons, a Black man raised by a single mother (Jean) whose teachings enabled him to overcome racism and go on to excel academically, athletically, and in Corporate America. In his book, Simmons shares his life story through a series of smaller stories that range from shocking to calamitous to sorrowful to triumphing. He opens up about microaggressions (i.e., indignities) he experienced from...